New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood on Tuesday announced that the Donald J. Trump Foundation has agreed to dissolve under judicial supervision and to give away its remaining funds while the state conducts an investigation into whether the president’s namesake charity misspent donations. “Our petition detailed a shocking pattern of illegality involving the Trump Foundation […] Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed his nation Tuesday morning in Beijing to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China’s “reform and opening up” — and he struck a relatively defiant tone in response to international calls for changes to his country’s economy. His remarks focused on how China’s Communist Party guided the nation to its economic […] Read more
The latest wave of heavy selling in financial markets is a clear sign of things to come, according to a new report from the world’s oldest international financial organization. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS), an umbrella group for the world’s central banks, warned on Sunday that a normalization of monetary policy is likely to […] Read more
Google will invest $1 billion in a new campus in New York City, the company announced on Monday. The new 1.7 million square foot “Google Hudson Square” campus will include two buildings located at 315 and 345 Hudson Street and an office space situated at nearby 550 Washington Street in Manhattan, Google said in a […] Read more
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu delivered a scathing criticism of the US policy in Syria and offered direct talks over the landmark 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). The situation in parts of eastern Syria, controlled by the US-backed and Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), remains “deeply concerning,” Shoigu wrote in a letter to Pentagon chief James […] Read more
Paris looks ‘less yellow’ this Saturday as only several hundred people descended on the avenue amid a heavy police presence. This time a week ago the number of protesters was much higher and rallies resulted in heavy clashes. At least 37 people have been detained and 22 taken into police custody across the Ile-de-France region, police […] Read more
An anonymous donor has trumped all secret Santa gifts this Christmas after donating a number of gold bars to not-for-profit organisations in a German seaside town. The recipients of the gifts, which weighed 250 grams each, were all located in the German coastal town of Cuxhaven, and included an animal shelter, a hospice, and an […] Read more
Here are the top stories from across Europe you need to know about today. Strasbourg shooter manhunt: The French-born gunman of the Strasbourg attack that left two dead and 12 injured, Cherif Chekatt, 29, was known to police and is still at large. France has said it is ready to take him “dead or alive”. […] Read more
Russia has infuriated the US by flying two aircraft capable of carrying nuclear warheads to Venezuela. The TU-160 supersonic bombers, called “White Swans” by the Russian pilots who fly them, landed at Maiquetia airport near the capital Caracas on Monday. Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, held talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow just a few days […] Read more
European shares opened higher on Tuesday as a fresh whiff of optimism over the Sino-U.S. trade dispute lifted sentiment after a burst of political risk and worries about global growth hit world markets during the previous session. The Euro zone STOXXE <.STOXXE> index was up 0.7 percent at 0838 GMT with Germany’s DAX <.GDAXI>, the […] Read more
